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>> because rupert murdoch is a newspaperman. he loves the news. he loves dialling into his editors and giving them tips and hearing the gossip and finding out what's happening and trying to drive the news and drive the conversation. so when he says he's uninvolved with the newspapers there's some people in the business that say that doesn't ring true. >> spoken like a newspaperman. andrew sorkin. thank you. >>> and there was that startling moment during the hearing today when a guy attacked rupert murdoch with a cream pie and then murdoch's wife got up and took a roundhouse swing at the attacker. that kind of fierce devotion and protection seemed familiar to those familiar with wendi murdoch. nbc's andrea mitchell has more on the wife of rupert murdoch. >> reporter: she responded in a flash, leaping forward to protect her husband from an attacker. instinctive, fierce, athletic. a former volleyball player in school. all that, plus a lot more. the young, glamorous, chinese-born third wife of rupert murdoch. >> i think all the people are movers and s
>> because rupert murdoch is a newspaperman. he loves the news. he loves dialling into his editors and giving them tips and hearing the gossip and finding out what's happening and trying to drive the news and drive the conversation. so when he says he's uninvolved with the newspapers there's some people in the business that say that doesn't ring true. >> spoken like a newspaperman. andrew sorkin. thank you. >>> and there was that startling moment during the hearing today...
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chief rupert murdoch prepares to be grilled in england's phone hacking scandal. >>> swept away. tragedy strikes a family of five at a popular picnic spot in india. >>> and howling habub. a giant wall of dust rolls through phoenix for a second time in nearly two weeks. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello, and good morning. i'm lynn berry. today we begin with london calling. news corp. chief rupert murdoch and his son along with former chief executive rebecca brooks will face tough questioning this morning before lawmakers. this is the development in the growing phone hacking scandal that seems to be changing by the hour. nbc's jim maceda is live for us in london right outside parliament with all the details. jim, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, lynn. well, all eyes will be on a small room inside that parliament building just big enough for about 40 or so spectators, but there will be overflow rooms with tvs. this is must see tv today for all of britain and elsewhere. as one politician here put it, the three musketeers of the murdoch media empir
chief rupert murdoch prepares to be grilled in england's phone hacking scandal. >>> swept away. tragedy strikes a family of five at a popular picnic spot in india. >>> and howling habub. a giant wall of dust rolls through phoenix for a second time in nearly two weeks. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello, and good morning. i'm lynn berry. today we begin with london calling. news corp. chief rupert murdoch and his son along with former chief...
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>> james murdoch runs news international. he has the number three position at the company, essentially, after chase kerry, an executive who's not part of the family. that is the key question at this point. it's got to be, lester, whether or not he can hang on to that position. >> now to the question of whether this moves across this side of the pond. as we noted, news corps controls "wall street journal," fox, a number brand names. it would have a lot of viewers and readers in this country. are any of them in jeopardy at least to be tarnished by this? >> there may be perhaps some tarnish that -- that goes on at this point. but the key question is, when you have the fbi at least being asked by certain members of congress to investigate, at this point, of course, they haven't issued any subpoenas. it's fot clear that they will. nonetheless, lester, when you get to the point where the fbi might do that and investigate you simply never know what you're going to end up with. as opposed to have been flat footed perhaps in their res
>> james murdoch runs news international. he has the number three position at the company, essentially, after chase kerry, an executive who's not part of the family. that is the key question at this point. it's got to be, lester, whether or not he can hang on to that position. >> now to the question of whether this moves across this side of the pond. as we noted, news corps controls "wall street journal," fox, a number brand names. it would have a lot of viewers and...
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it was rupert murdoch's wife who stepped in at the most critical moment. a right hook to protect her husband from a surprise pie attack. the protester, an amateur comedian was arrested and led away by police. his name is johnny marvel. the committee focused on who knew what and when. both of the murdochs repeatedly denied prior knowledge and never assumed responsibility. >> i don't know. >> i have no knowledge. >> i haven't heard of that. >> i don't have direct knowledge of that. >> i can't answer. i don't know. >> reporter: at one point murdoch claimed his company is too beg for him to know the details of each business. there could be more tough questions ahead for rupert and james murdoch. the british prime minister has called a judiciary inquiry, and there are some u.s. lawmakers that want their own hearing so they can question the media mogul himself on capitol hill. stephanie gosk, nbc news, london. >>> to washington now where lawmakers finally appear to be making some bipartisan process in the ongoing divide over what to do about the nation's debt li
it was rupert murdoch's wife who stepped in at the most critical moment. a right hook to protect her husband from a surprise pie attack. the protester, an amateur comedian was arrested and led away by police. his name is johnny marvel. the committee focused on who knew what and when. both of the murdochs repeatedly denied prior knowledge and never assumed responsibility. >> i don't know. >> i have no knowledge. >> i haven't heard of that. >> i don't have direct knowledge...
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and rupert murdoch's former chief executive. >>> horror in ottawa. severe weather causes a stage to collapse at a music festival in canada. >>> and the agony of defeat. japan stuns the u.s. in a riveting women's world cup japan stuns the u.s. in a riveting women's world cup final. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. i'm lynn berry. and today we begin with the domino effect. the casualties from england's newspaper phone hacking scandal keep piling up, as england's top-ranking police officer abruptly resigned, and one of rupert murdoch's most trusted executives was arrested and questioned by police for 12 hours. nbc's stephanie gosk has details. >> reporter: london police chief resigned under intense pressure after it emerged that scotland yard hired a former "news of the world" editor as a media consultant in 2009. the same year investigators decided not to further pursue the phone hacking case. the former editor, neil wallace, was arrested last week in connection with the scandal. >> i have a suggestion that we m
and rupert murdoch's former chief executive. >>> horror in ottawa. severe weather causes a stage to collapse at a music festival in canada. >>> and the agony of defeat. japan stuns the u.s. in a riveting women's world cup japan stuns the u.s. in a riveting women's world cup final. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. i'm lynn berry. and today we begin with the domino effect. the casualties from england's newspaper phone hacking...
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my goodness, she brought those proceedings to life. >> murdoch is not off by a long shot. he and his son james could be asked to return to answer more questions. >> there are sure to be more hearings and there are sure to be more evidence. things will come out. other shoes will drop. >> reporter: cameron today said inquiry into the scandal would be wise to include broadcasters and social media. he also said he wanted to turn his attention to more pressing matters of government, like the economy. but this is one scandal that won't go away. brian? >> martin fletcher in our london bureau tonight. thanks. >>> when we come back here in new york, how one family could help find treatments, maybe even a cure for alzheimer's. >>> and later, used and abandoned by drug dealers, now the effort at making a difference for some friends in need. abandoned by drug dealers, now the effort is making a difference for some friends in need. rica today. automotive performance is gone. and all we have left are fallen leaves and broken dreams. oh. wait a second. that is a dodge durango. looks like
my goodness, she brought those proceedings to life. >> murdoch is not off by a long shot. he and his son james could be asked to return to answer more questions. >> there are sure to be more hearings and there are sure to be more evidence. things will come out. other shoes will drop. >> reporter: cameron today said inquiry into the scandal would be wise to include broadcasters and social media. he also said he wanted to turn his attention to more pressing matters of...
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we're talking about wendy murdoch, the wife of rupert murdoch. she was the first person to leap to her husband's defense when a protester tried to hit him in the face with a pie as he was testifying in front of parliament about that phone-hacking scandal. who is she, and what do her actions say about her? we'll get into that. ichbl >>> and i may be holding a delectable dessert, but we'll be talking about restaurant chains that sell meals and desserts like this that can give you an entire day's worth of calorie and fat in one sitting. >> i know. and it looks really enticing. >> you shouldn't drink it, but on a day like today, you put it on your forehead. it's nice. >>> on that point, let's go directly to al for a check of today's weather. hey, al. >> in fact, on the map, you get an idea, when you say 32 states, we're talking about 100 million people. almost two-thirds of the population of the united states under either a heat watch, a heat warning or a heat advisory. and here's why. we've got this big area, upper-level ridge of high pressure. but
we're talking about wendy murdoch, the wife of rupert murdoch. she was the first person to leap to her husband's defense when a protester tried to hit him in the face with a pie as he was testifying in front of parliament about that phone-hacking scandal. who is she, and what do her actions say about her? we'll get into that. ichbl >>> and i may be holding a delectable dessert, but we'll be talking about restaurant chains that sell meals and desserts like this that can give you an...
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>>> rupert murdoch says he's shocked appalled and ashamed. protesters flattered him with white foam and a pie dish. we'll have all the reaction from the testimony over the phone hacking. >>> two adults and three children were taken to the hospital this afternoon after a large tree limb fell on them here at a park in southeast. the group was part of the people's church summer vacation bible cam. >> they were participating in a fun day at garfield park in the 600 block of third street southeast. several children were marching around the tree when this limb fell on them. >> the guys were playing on the tree. all of a sudden we heard this crack and we saw the branchs come down on them. some of them were able to fall from under the brafrmg, some of them the brafrmgs fell on them, so we had to take some to the hospital. it happened so fast, i don't know what to say. it's too bad we were out in the park playing, nobody was doing anything dangerous, something just happened. >> all five people suffered nonlife threatening injuries. pat collins is at t
>>> rupert murdoch says he's shocked appalled and ashamed. protesters flattered him with white foam and a pie dish. we'll have all the reaction from the testimony over the phone hacking. >>> two adults and three children were taken to the hospital this afternoon after a large tree limb fell on them here at a park in southeast. the group was part of the people's church summer vacation bible cam. >> they were participating in a fun day at garfield park in the 600 block of...
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wendy murdoch, you'll see she's in the pink jacket. and she leaps. she jumped up, did almost a beach volleyball move. slapping a spectator who tried to throw a cream pie in her husband's face. >>> three children and two adults were injured after a tree limb fell on them. their frinjuries are not life threatening. >>> one person killed after a deadly crash. this was a four vehicle crash and it's causing big traffic delays in that area this afternoon. >>> now, let's fast forward to doug. how's the weather? >> weather's hot out there right now. 96 degrees with a heat index of 103 across portions of the area right now. it's going to continue to be a very hot and humid night, there are showers and thunderstorms around, that's helping to cool things down in some locations, moist of us still hot. excessive heat watch is now in effect for the day thursday. for the heat index to approach 105 to 110, that will most likely be the case on friday and saturday as well. i think this is going to be the longest and most intense heat wave we've seen in quite some time
wendy murdoch, you'll see she's in the pink jacket. and she leaps. she jumped up, did almost a beach volleyball move. slapping a spectator who tried to throw a cream pie in her husband's face. >>> three children and two adults were injured after a tree limb fell on them. their frinjuries are not life threatening. >>> one person killed after a deadly crash. this was a four vehicle crash and it's causing big traffic delays in that area this afternoon. >>> now, let's...
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rupert murdoch ordered the paper closed this week after a phone-hacking scandal exploded. murdoch is scheduled to fly to london tomorrow to deal with the growing police investigation there. reporters and vetters are accused of hacking into the phones of celebrities, the royal family, murder victims, even dead british soldiers. >> these people could have had their phones hacked into in order to generate stories for a newspaper, is simply disgusting. >> some british leaders called for other tabloids in london to be investigated. there are reports that rupert murdoch's son james could be facing charges in the case as well. murdoch, among other things, owns fox news here in the united states. >>> fire sending thousands of fans running for the doors. i'll tell you about that. plus, from the steelers to the slammer. the charges that landed hines ward in jail this morning. >>> and california rolling out the red carpet for the young royals. more on their first official trip to the united states after the break. >>> what you got, chuck bell? >> beauty of a day outside today. tomorr
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murdoch's empire is threatened by the british investigation. now back to you. >> that was martin fletcher reporting. and that's news4 at 4:00. news4 at 5:00 starts right now. >>> it's our top story tonight. a dangerous combination of high heat and humidity is moving east and blanketing our region. >> extreme. it's literally like hell on earth. >> >> it's a lot better than a blizzard but still not good. >> and it's only going to get worse. >> i'm trying my best to beat the heat but it's outrageous right now. >> oh, the mercury is still rising tonight. good evening, everybody, i'm jim handly. >> and i'm wendy rieger. more than 141 million americans are suffering from this sizzle. tonight we have team coverage from maryland, virginia and the
murdoch's empire is threatened by the british investigation. now back to you. >> that was martin fletcher reporting. and that's news4 at 4:00. news4 at 5:00 starts right now. >>> it's our top story tonight. a dangerous combination of high heat and humidity is moving east and blanketing our region. >> extreme. it's literally like hell on earth. >> >> it's a lot better than a blizzard but still not good. >> and it's only going to get worse. >> i'm...
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stephanie gosk reports. >> reporter: the murdochs have made a business out of covering the story. today, they were the story. the man who runs the second largest media company in the world side by side with his son in front of members of parliament. apologetic. >> i would like to say one sentence. this is the most humble day of my life. >> reporter: from the beginning james took the lead. >> i think my son can perhaps answer that in more detail. >> reporter: it was rupert murdoch's wife who stepped in at the critical moment. throwing a right hook to protect her husband from a surprise pie attack. the protester, an amateur comedian who calls himself johnny marbles was arrested and led away by police. james defended executives les hinton and rebekah brooks who resigned last friday. brooks faced questions from the same panel. she was arrested on sunday over allegations of phone hacking and payments to police for information. she, too, denies knowledge of wrongdoing. >> i have never paid a policeman myself. >> reporter: today the questions for murdoch was about salvaging the reputatio
stephanie gosk reports. >> reporter: the murdochs have made a business out of covering the story. today, they were the story. the man who runs the second largest media company in the world side by side with his son in front of members of parliament. apologetic. >> i would like to say one sentence. this is the most humble day of my life. >> reporter: from the beginning james took the lead. >> i think my son can perhaps answer that in more detail. >> reporter: it was...
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out, affirmatively, look into whether or not american citizens had their phones hacked into by any murdoch journalists. >> reporter: for now the only evidence is here in britain but proving to be enough to tarnish the image of a worldwide media empire. stephanie goss, nbc news, london. >>> in afghanistan tonight a lot of unanswered questions about the shocking assassination of president hamid karzai's half-brother. shot in cold blood at his home by a trusted associate. we have the story from kabul. >> reporter: hi, ann. ahmed wali karzai, he was lured out of a meeting and shot in cold blood. he was shot and killed by other security guards. he used the trust to lure him out of a meeting and shoot him in cold blood. he was also shot and killed by other security guards. the taliban have claimed responsibility saying they had been working with the killer for, quote, some time." awk was an infamous power broker in kandahar province, a key province and the spiritual home of the taliban and considered to be a part of the drug trade but u.s. and nato officials say they needed him, a stabilizing fi
out, affirmatively, look into whether or not american citizens had their phones hacked into by any murdoch journalists. >> reporter: for now the only evidence is here in britain but proving to be enough to tarnish the image of a worldwide media empire. stephanie goss, nbc news, london. >>> in afghanistan tonight a lot of unanswered questions about the shocking assassination of president hamid karzai's half-brother. shot in cold blood at his home by a trusted associate. we have...
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. >>> plus, how >>> new this midday, rupert murdoch's news corp says it has given up its offer to buy british sky broadcasting. it is the latest fallout from the phone hacking scandal involving his papers in britain. murdoch also denies his company's "sun" newspaper illegally obtained former prime minister gordon brown's son's health records. scotland yard investigators say there may be as many as 4,000 victims in the hacking scandals done by murdoch's papers. >> i think it's something like 3,778 names, first and second names in the database. >> we were unable to spread the inquiry further with news international because of their refusal to cooperate more broadly. >> actor hugh grant was one of the targets in the phone hacking scandal. he talked about the latest backlash toward murdoch this morning on the "today" show. >> he had the power through his papers to get them elected and his paper knew, you know, dirty details about details about individual mps, so they were unwilling to take him on. up until three weeks ago, all politicians in our country were sucking up to rupert murdoch a
. >>> plus, how >>> new this midday, rupert murdoch's news corp says it has given up its offer to buy british sky broadcasting. it is the latest fallout from the phone hacking scandal involving his papers in britain. murdoch also denies his company's "sun" newspaper illegally obtained former prime minister gordon brown's son's health records. scotland yard investigators say there may be as many as 4,000 victims in the hacking scandals done by murdoch's papers....
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murdoch apologized to lawmakers but denied any responsibility. the murdochs control a media empire that includes fox news plus the newspaper accused of illegal hacking "the news of the world." former editor rebekah brooks also testified. she too denied knowledge of any legal activity. >>> today lawmakers will have a new proposal to consider in the debt limit debate. that measure was developed by the gang of six. it's a group of three democrat and three republican senators, including virginia's mark warner. they introduced a plan yesterday. it would reduce the deficit by about $4 trillion over the next decade and add $1 trillion in tax revenue. it has already received support from both sides of the aisle and won the president's approval. house republicans are still pushing for cut, cap, and balance, which passed the house yesterday primarily along party lines. it, however, is expected to die in the senate. >>> the president could get an idea of what folks in our region think about the debt ceiling debate later this week at a town hall. the univers
murdoch apologized to lawmakers but denied any responsibility. the murdochs control a media empire that includes fox news plus the newspaper accused of illegal hacking "the news of the world." former editor rebekah brooks also testified. she too denied knowledge of any legal activity. >>> today lawmakers will have a new proposal to consider in the debt limit debate. that measure was developed by the gang of six. it's a group of three democrat and three republican senators,...
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murdoch's wife moved quickly to protect her husband. the drama that could go well beyond britain. >> here in london today, just as this gripping testimony of rupert murdoch and his son james was wrapping up, testimony that this country has been wanting to hear for many weeks now, in a story that's become global, something else happens and it was strange. you could see in the video someone suddenly comes up behind rupert murdoch. he seems to be holding a tin. it's alleged now it contained shaving cream. he attempts to hit rupert murdoch in the face with it. it halted the proceeding for ten minutes or so. but then it continued with ruppert and his son saying they did not know the extent of this hacking, and when they did get word it could be bigger, they did everything right. >> ultimately you are responsible for this whole fiasco? >> no. >> you're not responsible? who is responsible? >> the people that i trusted to run it. and then maybe the people they trusted. >> then we waited for rebekah brooks to come in. she was the editor at the t
murdoch's wife moved quickly to protect her husband. the drama that could go well beyond britain. >> here in london today, just as this gripping testimony of rupert murdoch and his son james was wrapping up, testimony that this country has been wanting to hear for many weeks now, in a story that's become global, something else happens and it was strange. you could see in the video someone suddenly comes up behind rupert murdoch. he seems to be holding a tin. it's alleged now it contained...
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murdoch, have you considered resigning? >> no. >> why not? >> because i feel that people i trusted have let me down. i am the best person to clean this up. >> that was stephanie gosk reporting. murdoch says he has not seen any evidence journalists at "news of the world" hacked into the phones of 9/11 victims. >>> lawmakers are back at the bargaining table this morning, and now have a new proposal to help them avoid a debt default. the gang of six, a group of three democratic and three republican senators, including virginia's mark warner, introduced a new plan yesterday. it would reduce the deficit by $4 trillion over the next decade and add $1 trillion in tax revenue. it is likely too complicated to be approved before the august 2nd deadline, but it could provide a framework to get a deal done. the president says, however, for the first time, he's seeing signs of compromise. >> i think we now are seeing the potential for a bipartisan consensus. >> we're here because the american people told us, overwhelmingly, cut the spending, cut the debt.
murdoch, have you considered resigning? >> no. >> why not? >> because i feel that people i trusted have let me down. i am the best person to clean this up. >> that was stephanie gosk reporting. murdoch says he has not seen any evidence journalists at "news of the world" hacked into the phones of 9/11 victims. >>> lawmakers are back at the bargaining table this morning, and now have a new proposal to help them avoid a debt default. the gang of six, a...
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despite murdoch shutting down the 168-year-old paper in an effort to extinguish the scandal. it is now seen as threatening a multibillion dollar pay tv deal. >>> in russia, nine people are dead and nearly 100 more are missing after an overloaded ferryboat sank on the volga river sunday. russian authorities said 185 people were crowded on board an aging double-decker tour boat that had a maximum capacity of 120. one survivor told russian tv the crew was only able to deploy one life boat before the cruiser went down. dozens of children are believed to be among those missing. >>> now here's a look at some other stories making news "early today" in america. in california, the call of duty led to a horrific crash. two police officers responding to an early morning robbery in progress collided with each other. the head-on collision killed one of the officers, and hospitalized the other with serious injuries. the surviving officer is listed in stable condition. >>> in michigan, the driver of a semi truck died after barreling into a supermarket. the truck veered off the road before l
despite murdoch shutting down the 168-year-old paper in an effort to extinguish the scandal. it is now seen as threatening a multibillion dollar pay tv deal. >>> in russia, nine people are dead and nearly 100 more are missing after an overloaded ferryboat sank on the volga river sunday. russian authorities said 185 people were crowded on board an aging double-decker tour boat that had a maximum capacity of 120. one survivor told russian tv the crew was only able to deploy one life boat...
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meanwhile murdoch and long with his son have been summoned toe appear before lawmakers to testify. here at home one member of congress is calling for him to be investigated to see if he's been involved in hacking victims of 9/11. >>> time may be running out for libya's moammar gadhafi. according to new u.s. intelligence the embattled leader is running out of cash while fuel in tripoli is shortly out of supply. meanwhile gadhafi's aides have hinted that the leader is ready to step down. >>> it was a historic day for two american astronauts as they completed the shuttle program's final spacewalk, retrieving a failed pneumonia pipe from the international space staigs. >>> in california, michelle obama and former president george w. bush were among those to pay former respects to former first lady betty ford. a second service will be held in michigan tomorrow. >>> sad news to report tomorrow. tv legend sherwood schwartz creator of gill gands island and brady bunch has died. he's 90 years old. >> yus government research shows that men diagnosed with cancer are more likely to die from th
meanwhile murdoch and long with his son have been summoned toe appear before lawmakers to testify. here at home one member of congress is calling for him to be investigated to see if he's been involved in hacking victims of 9/11. >>> time may be running out for libya's moammar gadhafi. according to new u.s. intelligence the embattled leader is running out of cash while fuel in tripoli is shortly out of supply. meanwhile gadhafi's aides have hinted that the leader is ready to step down....
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news corp chief executive rupert murdoch and his son testified before british lawmakers yesterday. the murdochs control a media entire that includes the newspaper involved in hacking "news of the world." yesterday the murdochs apologized for the scandal but denied responsibility. >> i would just like to say one sentence. this is the most humble day of my life. >> former editor rebekah brooks also testified. she too denied any knowledge of illegal activity. >>> at least one person from the d.c. area was arrested and accused in taking part of a cyber attack on paypal's website as part of the pro wikileaks group anonymous. 14 people in all were arrested. the attacks were launched after paypal suspended wikileaks donation accounts in 2010. wikileaks released a large number of state department cables on its website. athe time wikileaks claimed that paypal was trying to economically strangle the website. >>> the man accused of going on a shooting rampage at ft. hood in 2009 will be formally charged. former major nadal hasan will be indicted on 13 counts of premedicated murder and 32 coun
news corp chief executive rupert murdoch and his son testified before british lawmakers yesterday. the murdochs control a media entire that includes the newspaper involved in hacking "news of the world." yesterday the murdochs apologized for the scandal but denied responsibility. >> i would just like to say one sentence. this is the most humble day of my life. >> former editor rebekah brooks also testified. she too denied any knowledge of illegal activity. >>> at...
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question "is murdoch's media empire nearing its end?" the fact that rebekah brooks, editor of "news of the world" has reportedly been arrested for corruption and some other crimes, how serious is this at this point? >> well, it's the most serious crisis that murdoch has ever faced, certainly, in his long career. there's no doubt about that. and i think at the middle of last week, it started to sink in for him. prior to that, people close to murdoch, david, tell me that he perhaps did not appreciate the depth of anger that was taking place in the uk, and perhaps for the first time in his long career, he wasn't out in front of something, wasn't able to dictate the pace of events. that changed the middle of the week. the beginning of last week, he had his arm around rebekah brooks. end of the week, she was gone, along with his longtime lieutenant, les hinton. of course, you asked about the fbi u.s. probe. will subpoenas be issued? you knows what will happen if that occurs, and what, if anything, is found in the u.s. will be key for him. the
question "is murdoch's media empire nearing its end?" the fact that rebekah brooks, editor of "news of the world" has reportedly been arrested for corruption and some other crimes, how serious is this at this point? >> well, it's the most serious crisis that murdoch has ever faced, certainly, in his long career. there's no doubt about that. and i think at the middle of last week, it started to sink in for him. prior to that, people close to murdoch, david, tell me that...
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rupert murdoch called today the most humble day of my life. the very latest in the phone hacking scandal. also coming up at 4:00, the dog with the bark that scared away robbers. and help for headache sufferers. this time of year can be a real pain, but there's three things you can do to get relief. that's tonight on news 4 at 5:00. 90 degrees already! it's only noon and -- >> i know. >> that's just the temperature. >> because i'm looking at the heat index, and that's another 8 degrees added on top. so you get up to 95. add another 8 to that. that's what it's going to feel like later today. so your hot yoga class, that's outside today, okay? >> i'll still go. sweating anyway. >> oppressive heat and even the risk for thunderstorms today. but with this high humidity, folks, just standing still will have you sweating. 95 degrees to 96. it will feel like we're up around 106 to 108 degrees later this afternoon. you're good night/wake-up forecast into the 80s, but probably feeling like we're even around 87 to 88 degrees at 9:00. chance for an some is
rupert murdoch called today the most humble day of my life. the very latest in the phone hacking scandal. also coming up at 4:00, the dog with the bark that scared away robbers. and help for headache sufferers. this time of year can be a real pain, but there's three things you can do to get relief. that's tonight on news 4 at 5:00. 90 degrees already! it's only noon and -- >> i know. >> that's just the temperature. >> because i'm looking at the heat index, and that's another 8...
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today law makers will grill rupert murdoch about the hacking scandal involving his newspaper empire. >>> and a step up of force linked to an early morning crimes. i'm eun yang. good morning. >> and i'm pat lawson muse, in for joe crabs on this tuesday, july 19th. >> it is 5:00 a.m. it is 80 degrees at this early hour. if you need to do something outside, let's get it done early. >> let's run now. >> i have seen people running in the middle of the night. >> exactly. >> a great day for running or swimming. >> exactly. we want to keep hool. yesterday we hit a high temperature of 91. today we could get 94 or 93 degrees. slightly higher humidity, so it's going to feel worse. the heat index could get up to 100 degrees. >>> let's check on the conditions right now. it is 80 at reagan national airport. that dewpoint temperature sits at 70 degrees right now with the humidity at 71%. some clouds there currently, and we could be getting robust storms this afternoon. by robust, i mean there could be high wind, heavy rain, frequent lightning, and possibly even hail coming. best chance of that will
today law makers will grill rupert murdoch about the hacking scandal involving his newspaper empire. >>> and a step up of force linked to an early morning crimes. i'm eun yang. good morning. >> and i'm pat lawson muse, in for joe crabs on this tuesday, july 19th. >> it is 5:00 a.m. it is 80 degrees at this early hour. if you need to do something outside, let's get it done early. >> let's run now. >> i have seen people running in the middle of the night. >>...
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rupert murdoch's wife sprang to action defending her husband. she jumped up and slapped a spectator who tried to throw a pie pan of shaving cream into his face. there you go. you see her right hook? >> wow, got to protect your man. good for her. >>> at least one person from the d.c. area was arrested and accused of taking part in a cyber attack on paypal's website. the fbi arrested 14 people in all. according to the indictment, the cyber attacks were launched after paypal suspended wikileaks donation accounts in november of 2010. wikileaks released a large number of classified u.s. state department cables on its website. at the time, wikileaks claimed that paypal was trying to economically strangle the website. >>> the taliban is denying reports the group's leader is dead. a text message sent to journalists claiming insurgent leader omar's death was dead. the text message announced commander of the muslim faith is dead, and that's the title reserved for the leader of the taliban. >>> the man accused of firing shots at several military facilities
rupert murdoch's wife sprang to action defending her husband. she jumped up and slapped a spectator who tried to throw a pie pan of shaving cream into his face. there you go. you see her right hook? >> wow, got to protect your man. good for her. >>> at least one person from the d.c. area was arrested and accused of taking part in a cyber attack on paypal's website. the fbi arrested 14 people in all. according to the indictment, the cyber attacks were launched after paypal...
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prime minister david come ro under fire for private dinners and weekend trips with murdoch and other top news dorps executives. >> venezuelan president, hugo chavez, headed back to cuba for more cancer treatments. he's scheduled to undergo chemotherapy after having a few more removed last month. before leaving venezuela he handed over some power to his vice president and planning minister. chavez had been urged to hand over all of his power but he refused. it's not been disclosed what type of cancer he's battling. >>> time is running out for president obama and congressional republicans to reach a deal on the nation's debt limit. 17 days until the default deadline. mike has the latest. >> reporter: for visitors outside, us from administration with the gridlock that threatens the global economy. >> it's politics. it's always going to be politics. one side always picks on the other side. >> i had think it puts a whole lot of uncertainty into the economic markets. >> in salt lake city at a meeting of the nation's governor, alarge from a top republican over the lack of progress in washin
prime minister david come ro under fire for private dinners and weekend trips with murdoch and other top news dorps executives. >> venezuelan president, hugo chavez, headed back to cuba for more cancer treatments. he's scheduled to undergo chemotherapy after having a few more removed last month. before leaving venezuela he handed over some power to his vice president and planning minister. chavez had been urged to hand over all of his power but he refused. it's not been disclosed what...
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murdoch shut down his tabloid "news of the world" in response to the scandal. meanwhile the fbi has launch the its own investigation here in the u.s. on the allegation that they tried to hack into phones of 9/11 victims. >>> the department of defense experienced a cyber attack from a foreign government. 25,000 files were stolen from a defense industry computer network. no doe tales on what was taken or which country was responsible, but the defense department says it has, quote, a pretty good idea who was behind the cyber attack. >>> federal authorities say they have busted an international drug trafficking ring that ran through dulles international. according to court papers, couriers were paid up to $15,000 to smuggle as much as $250,000 worth of heroin from ghana to the u.s. prosecutors say carry-on bags were carefully lined with drugs to evade screening. the operation supplied drugs up and down the east coast. three of the people arrested live in maryland and virginia. >>> this morning delta is inspecting two planes involving a runway crash in boston. a boe
murdoch shut down his tabloid "news of the world" in response to the scandal. meanwhile the fbi has launch the its own investigation here in the u.s. on the allegation that they tried to hack into phones of 9/11 victims. >>> the department of defense experienced a cyber attack from a foreign government. 25,000 files were stolen from a defense industry computer network. no doe tales on what was taken or which country was responsible, but the defense department says it has,...
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>>> coming up on news4 at 4:00, media mogul rupert murdoch could be facing questions from the u.k. and the u.s. because of the hacking scandal still rocking great britain. >>> and did you mix potions when you were at camp? >>> to being a routine. >> radcliffe says "deathly hallows part 2" is his favorite movie in the series. >>> and while kids across the country are gearing up for the movie, the harry potter experience is also extending to one summer camp. jerryd hensaw shows us how some kids in virtue remember virginia are having a little fun with fantasy and learning a lesson in chemistry at the same time. >> reporter: smoking marshmallows, flaming jars and exploding balloons. it's all part of the potions class at hogwarts summer camp. >> somebody is under the influence of the poly juice possession or i am peer i couldn't say curse. >> she teaches a course with a chemistry professor. >> they're getting a sense of what it's like to be in that kind of atmosphere. potions is kind of a cross between chemistry and what's called herbology. >> reporter: she was the very first person to
>>> coming up on news4 at 4:00, media mogul rupert murdoch could be facing questions from the u.k. and the u.s. because of the hacking scandal still rocking great britain. >>> and did you mix potions when you were at camp? >>> to being a routine. >> radcliffe says "deathly hallows part 2" is his favorite movie in the series. >>> and while kids across the country are gearing up for the movie, the harry potter experience is also extending to one...
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. >>> lester, overseas, disturbing new charges in the phone scandal surrounding rupert murdoch. chatman, good morning. >> good morning, jenna. well, this morning is the first sunday morning without the "news of the world" the popular sunday newspaper that folded under pressure under this scandal but rupert murdoch were still a bit busy publishing this morning. issuing a fresh apology in some of the uk's other papers, including "sunday times." his remaining sunday publication. putting right what's gone wrong. promising to compensate those affected. for those involved, there is no place to hide. but what has gone wrong for the media mogul? the most recent fallout from the hacking scandal, two chief executives of news corp but more could be in line. last week metropolitan police commissioner paul stevenson answered questions. >> i do not believe on any occasion i have acted inappropriately. >> reporter: police deny any wrongdoing after he received a free retreat where neil wallace was a pr consultant. wallace arrested in the scandal, has also been a pr consultant to the police. "ne
. >>> lester, overseas, disturbing new charges in the phone scandal surrounding rupert murdoch. chatman, good morning. >> good morning, jenna. well, this morning is the first sunday morning without the "news of the world" the popular sunday newspaper that folded under pressure under this scandal but rupert murdoch were still a bit busy publishing this morning. issuing a fresh apology in some of the uk's other papers, including "sunday times." his remaining...
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murdoch and his immense media assets are under investigation in what is being called voicemail gate is this scandal all about murdoch and his sleazy business practices or a media that no longer serves the public good. crosstalk media today i'm joined by tony pedersen and dallas he's a professor and bell distinguished chair in journalism at southern methodist university in los angeles we cross that audience russell he's a historian and the author of a renegade history of the united states and in oxford we go to shawn powers he's an assistant professor at georgia state university all right gentlemen this is crosstalk that means you can jump in anytime you want i always go to the person has to go earliest for this program so i'm going to go to you thaddeus here in looking at what's happening to them the murdoch media empire and every hour that passes more revelations are coming out and it looks very very ugly is any of this surprise you and do you think it's going to be this is just the tip of the iceberg because murdoch and his people have a really sleazy reputation now we're getting evi
murdoch and his immense media assets are under investigation in what is being called voicemail gate is this scandal all about murdoch and his sleazy business practices or a media that no longer serves the public good. crosstalk media today i'm joined by tony pedersen and dallas he's a professor and bell distinguished chair in journalism at southern methodist university in los angeles we cross that audience russell he's a historian and the author of a renegade history of the united states and in...
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that doesn't mean rupert murdoch himself is vulnerable. >> reporter: on tuesday, rupeert and james murdoch were publicly answer questions from members of parliament. the deputy prime minister told the bbc what the government wants to hear from the head of news corp. >> he needs to come absolutely clean about what he knew about what his senior executives knew. >> reporter: they published full pa page, we are sorry and what they will do to mauck it wrong and admission. apologizing for our mistakes and fixing them are only first steps, the statement reads. it may take some time for us to rebuild trust. >> that was stephanie gosk reporting. the spokesman for rebecca brooks says her arrest was a complete surprise and she has been cooperating with the police. >>> 11:16 now. meteorologist veronica johnson joins with us the bad news. it is not only hot but dangerously so. >> in so much of the country now and especially here on toward the end of the workweek. this is the kind of week when you have to be heat smart around the area. that means those things that you have done this summer going out for
that doesn't mean rupert murdoch himself is vulnerable. >> reporter: on tuesday, rupeert and james murdoch were publicly answer questions from members of parliament. the deputy prime minister told the bbc what the government wants to hear from the head of news corp. >> he needs to come absolutely clean about what he knew about what his senior executives knew. >> reporter: they published full pa page, we are sorry and what they will do to mauck it wrong and admission....
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what is a win for rupert murdoch? what can he accomplish in front of this committee today that would be described as a victory? >> well, i'm going tell you what i think is the central thing on his mind. the thing that is consuming him is how to save his son, james. i really believe, if it was -- if he could step in front of james and take the bullet, he would. and we may see that. >> so this is -- is about protecting a successor to lead the company. >> not just a successor. it's his whole legacy. it's his whole reason for being hangs in the balance. >> so if he comes across after questioning as an honorable mogul, a guy with no knowledge of wrongdoing, no knowledge of hacking or payments to law enforcement, does he have to come out and say again what he said on the front page of all these newspapers, "i am sorry, we did things that were terrible, we will clean up"? >> he will say that a lot. it's the other part that's going to be very difficult. that he had no knowledge, that he was a remote figure. when everyone know
what is a win for rupert murdoch? what can he accomplish in front of this committee today that would be described as a victory? >> well, i'm going tell you what i think is the central thing on his mind. the thing that is consuming him is how to save his son, james. i really believe, if it was -- if he could step in front of james and take the bullet, he would. and we may see that. >> so this is -- is about protecting a successor to lead the company. >> not just a successor....
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meanwhile, murdoch and his son james will appear before british lawmakers next week. that investigation is widening to accusations of police bribery. murdoch shut down his "news of the world" in response to this scandal. >>> the government experienced a massive data loss in a cyber attack from a foreign government. this happened sometime in the spring. 24,000 files were stolen from a defense industry computer network. no word on details or what country is responsible, but the defense department said, quote, it has a pretty good aidea who was behind the cyber attack. >>> some virginia lawmakers have a plan to cut down on the gridlock to be created by the defense department's new marc center. they wrote a letter to secretary of defense leon panetta to limit parking at the new alexandria building to 1,000 spaces. they're trying to discourage dod employees moving into the marc center from driving to work. local officials are working to create new bus and shuttle routes to cut down on traffic. >>> today you can help the employees of a d.c. institution out of work right now
meanwhile, murdoch and his son james will appear before british lawmakers next week. that investigation is widening to accusations of police bribery. murdoch shut down his "news of the world" in response to this scandal. >>> the government experienced a massive data loss in a cyber attack from a foreign government. this happened sometime in the spring. 24,000 files were stolen from a defense industry computer network. no word on details or what country is responsible, but the...
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so far, there's four high-profile resignations, ten arrests, most recently rebecca brooks, one of murdoch's most trusted assistants. brooks who denies any wrongdoing has been a media power broker in the country for a decade. >> somebody of huge charm, a lot of -- very political. she was very good at getting alongside people. >> reporter: including david cameron, details of his visits with media heads released by the office over the weekend. since he was elected, cameron met with brooks and other editors. criticism for ties to another former editor of "news of the world" who once served as his communications chief. coalson was also arrested last week. stephanie gosk, nbc news, london. >>> doug is here now with more on the hot weather that's only going to get worse, huh? >> yeah. i think we are going to get to the 100-degree mark and the index around 105, maybe 110 and two to three days and could be a substantial heat wave coming up and make sure you're prepared to deal with the heat later on this week. outside, still on the warm side. not as hot as earlier. temperatures still up into the 90s
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according to "the guardian" newspaper and bbc, murdoch's sun hacked prime minister gordon brown and the medical records of one of brown's sons who has cystic fibrosis. two london newspapers are also reporting that the "news of the world" paid royal family bodyguards for personal details about the queen and other royal family members. "the guardian" reports that royals have been warned their cell phones may also have been targeted. >>> today wikileaks editor in chief julian assange will battle extradition from england where he's accused on sex charges. the 39-year-old australian is accused of sexually assaulting two men. assange denies the allegations. many of his supporters say it's a conspiracy to keep assange and wikileaks from exposing any more government secrets. >>> former california governor arnold schwarzenegger will return to the big screen now. the "l.a. times" reports that schwarzenegger will appear in the western entitled "the last stand." this would be his first movie since announcing a break from acting while dealing with family issues. he revealed an affair with a maid. sh
according to "the guardian" newspaper and bbc, murdoch's sun hacked prime minister gordon brown and the medical records of one of brown's sons who has cystic fibrosis. two london newspapers are also reporting that the "news of the world" paid royal family bodyguards for personal details about the queen and other royal family members. "the guardian" reports that royals have been warned their cell phones may also have been targeted. >>> today wikileaks...
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. -- rupert murdoch. the political currents are opposite. everybody is attacking him. there's a major change there. the political culture has changed not just for the politicians, but for the police and journalists. >> thank you michael isikoff and robert moore. >>> up next no question it's hot outside, to rush limbaugh it's another plot by the government. stick around for the side show. i >>> welcome back to "hardball." now for the side show. first up, the weather. let's be clear, the fact that most of country in the grips of a record heat wave is not by itself proof of global warming. it does get hot in the summer. to be sure we don't get the wrong idea, here comes rush limbaugh to tell us what we think is record heat is no more than a government plot. >> we're playing games with us on this heat wave again. going to be 116 in washington. no it's not. it's going to be 100. maybe 99. the heat index, manufactured by the government to tell you what it feels like when you add the humidity in there 116. when'
. -- rupert murdoch. the political currents are opposite. everybody is attacking him. there's a major change there. the political culture has changed not just for the politicians, but for the police and journalists. >> thank you michael isikoff and robert moore. >>> up next no question it's hot outside, to rush limbaugh it's another plot by the government. stick around for the side show. i >>> welcome back to "hardball." now for the side show. first up, the...
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the house of xhons wicommons wi murdoch's bid to take over broadcaster b sky b. murdoch shut down his tabloid, the "news of the world" under allegations it hacked cell phones seeking information for stories that would appear in the paper. >>> florida investigators are looking into a witness tampering allegation in the casey anthony trial. the orange county sheriff's office would not elaborate on that investigation. meanwhile, prosecutors decided against charging casey anthony's mother with perjury. cindy anthony initially told police she did not search for chloroform on the family computer, but at the trial she said she did. the jury found casey anthony not guilty of murdering her 2-year-old daughter caylee. she is to be released from jail on sunday. >>> the husband of a local city council member is accuseded of molesting children at his own daughter's slumber party. a judge has now referred the case to a grand jury. michael gardner is married to council member kathy gardner. girls testified that he touched three girls at his home. gardner is the father of 10-yea
the house of xhons wicommons wi murdoch's bid to take over broadcaster b sky b. murdoch shut down his tabloid, the "news of the world" under allegations it hacked cell phones seeking information for stories that would appear in the paper. >>> florida investigators are looking into a witness tampering allegation in the casey anthony trial. the orange county sheriff's office would not elaborate on that investigation. meanwhile, prosecutors decided against charging casey...
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and beyond as the murdoch family finally outfoxed itself. can. crossed out the implications of the phone hacking scandal i'm joined by kevin zeese in baltimore he's a spokesperson and lawyer for the government accountability group protect our elections and author of an open letter to the f.b.i. and s.c.c. urging them to investigate murdoch's news corporation in the us in washington we have dave south danae he is communications director for free press and in london we cross a toby young he's a journalist and author of how to lose friends and alienate people all right gentlemen cross talk rules and in fact i mean you can jump in anytime you want kevin if i can go to you first because of your open letter here i took a look at some of the what was in bylaws of the f.c.c. and they basically their job is to make sure how the airwaves are used and they have to ensure that they're used by people of quote good character who serve the public interest and speak with candor so as murdoch's television empire at least have any place in the united states today
and beyond as the murdoch family finally outfoxed itself. can. crossed out the implications of the phone hacking scandal i'm joined by kevin zeese in baltimore he's a spokesperson and lawyer for the government accountability group protect our elections and author of an open letter to the f.b.i. and s.c.c. urging them to investigate murdoch's news corporation in the us in washington we have dave south danae he is communications director for free press and in london we cross a toby young he's a...
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just moments ago, rupert murdoch arrived to testify in london. he will be in parliament as british lawmakers investigate the phone hacking scandal involved at one of his newspapers. murdoch and his tabloid "news of the world" are accused of hacking up to 4,000 phones of victims, celebrities, and lawmakers. murdoch and his son are scheduled to testify in front of parliament. it has some questioning prime minister david cameron's judgment for hiring former world editor andy coulson as press secretary. he argues the work he did in government was not in any way inappropriate or bad. and british officials say the whistle blowing reporter who allegedry spread there is widespread hacking at "news of the world" is found dead in his home. his death isn't considered t, donations legal number fromírano >>> this morning d.c. mayor vincent gray's office is taking accusations it accepted donations above the legal limit and from people who say they didn't contribute to his mayoral campaign. according to "the washington post" they found several incidents of cas
just moments ago, rupert murdoch arrived to testify in london. he will be in parliament as british lawmakers investigate the phone hacking scandal involved at one of his newspapers. murdoch and his tabloid "news of the world" are accused of hacking up to 4,000 phones of victims, celebrities, and lawmakers. murdoch and his son are scheduled to testify in front of parliament. it has some questioning prime minister david cameron's judgment for hiring former world editor andy coulson as...
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just when you thought it couldn't get worse for the murdochs, we learn that james murdoch may have been less than truthful when he told parliament he was not aware of how extensive the phone hack was until recently. now the u.s. justice department is investigating. also to paraphrase bob dylan you don't need a weather man to know it's hot out there. so hot, we're going to ask is overpopulation partly responsible for global warming? and caddy sacked. few people closer than a golfer and his caddy, tiger woods' firing of his caddy of 13 years is beginning to look like an ugly divorce. the caddy has said five words that must terrify tiger and thrill his critics. those words, when i write my book. >>> finally, let me finish with the end of your neighborhood and mine. >>> we start with senator ben harden today. you were with the president in your state today. tell us the latest on the deal. >> it's good to be with you. we've got to pass the debt ceiling by august 2nd. really it's the republicans in the house that are holding this up. the president's trying to come together with an agreement.
just when you thought it couldn't get worse for the murdochs, we learn that james murdoch may have been less than truthful when he told parliament he was not aware of how extensive the phone hack was until recently. now the u.s. justice department is investigating. also to paraphrase bob dylan you don't need a weather man to know it's hot out there. so hot, we're going to ask is overpopulation partly responsible for global warming? and caddy sacked. few people closer than a golfer and his...
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the embattled head of the newspapers in that phone hking scandal resigns overnight as rupert murdoch speaks out about what he says are title lies about his company. >>> and the event, they blocked off the road gathered to see all these things chris brown, off the road gathered to see all these things chris brown, friday, july 15th, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> oh, my goodness. welcome to "today" on a friday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> i'm ann curry. we've got to go right to what's happening outside our side you. a crowd of an estimated 12,000 people at least have gathered. and al roker is smack in the middle of it. >> actually, ann, we've got up over on top of it, the new york city police department for the first time in my memory for our concert series has closed off 48th street from vehicular traffic and they closed off 49th street, our biggest concert crowd ever. 12,000 people. you can see there the intersection of rockefeller center and 49th street is now closed off. it is completely filled with people. folks have been camping out for this concert since
the embattled head of the newspapers in that phone hking scandal resigns overnight as rupert murdoch speaks out about what he says are title lies about his company. >>> and the event, they blocked off the road gathered to see all these things chris brown, off the road gathered to see all these things chris brown, friday, july 15th, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> oh, my goodness. welcome to "today" on a friday morning. i'm matt lauer. >>...
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there was a protest outside murdoch's home in london today. a demonstrator dressed as murdoch held up a sign, saying "i own this country." today the controversy forced murdoch to drop his bid to buy britain's sky tv network. and he has been ordered to testify before a public inquiry into the hacking. british prime minister david cameron is suffering politically from the scandal. his former press secretary andy colson was arrested last week. colson is a former editor at "news of the world," the tabloid accuse's of hacking into a young murder victim's phone, among others. >>> gina davis, the academy award winning actress was on capitol hill today with a message for young women. she joined ten local girl scouts and several lawmakers to lobby for what's called the healthy media for youth act. that measure aims to improve the image of girls and women in tv and movies and magazines, and to promote self esteem. proponents of the bill say women are surrounded by images that reinforce gender stereotypes and clam glamourize unrealistic body types. >>> w
there was a protest outside murdoch's home in london today. a demonstrator dressed as murdoch held up a sign, saying "i own this country." today the controversy forced murdoch to drop his bid to buy britain's sky tv network. and he has been ordered to testify before a public inquiry into the hacking. british prime minister david cameron is suffering politically from the scandal. his former press secretary andy colson was arrested last week. colson is a former editor at "news of...
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urging them to investigate murdoch's news corporation in the us in washington we have dave south than i he is communications director for free press and in london we cross a toby young he's a journalist and author of how to lose friends and alienate people all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want kevin if i can go to you first because of your open letter here i took a look at some of the what the laws and by laws of the f.c.c. and they basically their job is to make sure how the airwaves are used and they have to ensure that they're used by people of quote good character who serve the public interest and speak with candor so as murdoch's television empire at least have any place in the united states today in light of what we've heard coming out of the u.k. . well we're here you know the u.k. and also we're hearing some tidbits united states of phone hacking where you know the u.k. would make murdoch and his news corp of violator of the foreign corrupt practices act which has criminal and civil penalties and basically doesn't allow u.s.
urging them to investigate murdoch's news corporation in the us in washington we have dave south than i he is communications director for free press and in london we cross a toby young he's a journalist and author of how to lose friends and alienate people all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want kevin if i can go to you first because of your open letter here i took a look at some of the what the laws and by laws of the f.c.c. and they basically...
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, and james murdoch disputes it, but if the lawyer is accurate it shows that james murdoch knew there was other criminal wrong doing in 2008, and failed to report it to the police, and he also settled a case with a crime victim that came with a con ffidentiality clause, and he could have been buying silence, which in this country is an illegal act, and that's why i referred it to the police. >> what happened here? there was an e-mail from one reporter to another about illegal hacking going on that mr. murdoch apparently knew about, or at least the other officers said he did know about, and he sat in front of you and said he did not know about it? is that it in a nutshell? >> yeah, there was a voice message trance scribed that had been illegally hacked and he sent it to another journalists and the journalism got the documentation through court disclosure and at that point the lawyer and the editor of the paper go to murdoch and say we think we should settle the case, and here is a e-mail saying others were aware of hacking into the can company, and what do you want to do? he signed off
, and james murdoch disputes it, but if the lawyer is accurate it shows that james murdoch knew there was other criminal wrong doing in 2008, and failed to report it to the police, and he also settled a case with a crime victim that came with a con ffidentiality clause, and he could have been buying silence, which in this country is an illegal act, and that's why i referred it to the police. >> what happened here? there was an e-mail from one reporter to another about illegal hacking...
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well it's being called rupert murdoch's watergate it all began last week with milly dowler a girl who had gone missing it was later found murdered and his cellphone and murdoch own news of the world have reportedly hacked then more information came out of the happening it included even victims of the london subway bombings relatives of soldiers killed in iraq and afghanistan but the real kicker could be the information that was released today and spreads throughout the murdoch british media empire journalists all across news international reportedly targeted a former prime minister gordon brown attempting to access everything from his voicemail to his bank account even his family's medical records and some say that this is only scratching the surface of the worst information as yet to come so far this candle's legit government led investigations a public outcry murdoch shuttering the news of the world paper and high ranking officials are now urging the mogul to drop his twelve billion dollar bid for british sky broadcasting but for now they've just passed on to the competition authori
well it's being called rupert murdoch's watergate it all began last week with milly dowler a girl who had gone missing it was later found murdered and his cellphone and murdoch own news of the world have reportedly hacked then more information came out of the happening it included even victims of the london subway bombings relatives of soldiers killed in iraq and afghanistan but the real kicker could be the information that was released today and spreads throughout the murdoch british media...